Rick Stein takes us to Italy with this delightful vegetarian pasta dish.

Serve this hearty soup to your family and friends to warm up their long winter nights.

This barbecued lamb is guaranteed to be a crowd-pleaser, teamed with olive oil chips this recipe is sure to be a lunch time winner.

A super-fresh cauliflower will make this dish completely splendid, as will a good, mature cheddar cheese.

Create melt in the mouth beef cheeks with this family friendly Italian recipe.

This hearty winter lamb curry is perfect for curing the winter blues. Ideal for family dinners or entertaining a crowd.

Beautiful tempura squid, prawns and fish served with a delicious sweet chilli and five spice dipping sauce.

While in Spain, I kept thinking how appropriate the dishes would be for the Australian summer. A barbecue by the sea is the ideal setting for this style of food.

I originally wrote this recipe for the fabulous and celebrated tomatoes grown around the Gascon town of Marmande. But any well-flavoured, vine-ripened tomatoes would be almost as good.

"This is a classic chicken salad found in virtually every Vietnamese restaurant in France. What appeals to me is the combination of lightly poached chicken, bean sprouts, shallots and herbs with roasted chopped nuts and sesame seeds, together with the slightly gloopy fish sauce, lime juice and chilli dressing." – Rick Stein

Though not native to Spanish seas, snapper is a wonderful fish for cooking on the barbecue grill.

Autumn days demand bold flavours: earthy food that fuels the soul. Rick Stein has a field day with mushrooms.

At Braida in Rochetta Tanaro, once you've finished dipping the vegetables, they break an egg into the bagna cauda, then as soon it sets, they shave in a little white truffle.

This easy Middle Eastern vegetarian rice dish is perfect for family entertaining.

Bollito misto is a classic Italian stew consisting of appetizing poached mixed meat.